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The Perfidious Benjamin Church and Paul Revere
byFor many years Paul Revere was not prominent in the history of the Revolutionary War. Extremely versatile, he was a Massachusetts militia officer and…
Joseph Warren
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American Generals of the Revolutionary War: Who Lived Longest and Who Died Youngest
byWhich American generals lived the longest? Which generals died the youngest? Some generals had quite a long life while others died young and in…
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The Use of the Declaration of Independence as a Military Recruitment Tool
byThe Declaration of Independence, viewed by thousands each year, is one of the most revered documents in American history. Housed in a hermetically sealed glass…
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Jonathan Trumbull: the Sixteenth “Pope” of Connecticut
byIn 1817, as popular sentiment finally forced Connecticut to adopt a new constitution separating church and state, Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams: “I…
James Lovell: Schoolteacher, Prisoner, Patriot
byJames Lovell, delegate from Massachusetts to the Second Continental Congress and the Confederation Congress from 1777 to 1782, the only member of Congress to…
Coronavirus 2020? Nope. The Speckled Monster of 1764
byIn January 1764, a “speckled monster” struck Boston, forcing businesses to shutter and residents to isolate themselves in their homes or flee the city…
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Who Said, “Don’t Fire Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes”?
by“Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes!” is one of the most famous quotations to come out of the Revolutionary War. According…
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Information Operations: The Provincial Congress Shapes the Narrative in Great Britain
byThe efforts of the American Provincial Congress at the beginning of the revolutionary war against Great Britain offer the perfect case study to understand…
Josiah Quincy, Jr.
byJosiah Quincy, Jr.’s name is rarely mentioned in history books. This is because his name never appeared at the top of any leaderboard, that…
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Eyewitness to the British Retreat from Lexington: The Timothy Pickering Letter
byA newly appointed colonel in the Essex County militia, Timothy Pickering led some 700 men of the Salem and Essex militia toward Boston, Massachusetts,…
Resolutions Shared by Two Towns 300 Miles Apart
byThe year was 1773. On May 10, Parliament had passed the Tea Act allowed the East India Company to sell tea directly to the…
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Who was the most promising person of the Founding Era?
byFor our first post of the New Year—a time when resolutions are announced, new leaves are turned, and anticipation and hope for a fulfilling…
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Rome’s Heroes and America’s Founding Fathers
byThroughout the course of history, the ancient civilization of Rome has been widely discussed, praised, and emulated by writers, statesmen, and philosophers alike. Rome…
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Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero
byBook Review: Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero by Christian Di Spigna (Crown Publishing: 2018)….
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Top 10 Patriot Militia Commanders of the Revolutionary War
byHaving recently discovered Journal of the American Revolution, I have spent many hours reading through the archive. I particularly enjoy reading the discussions that…
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When Rabble-Rousing Samuel Adams Slowed Down the Revolution
byIf Samuel Adams was Boston’s “leading agitator” and “engineer of rebellion,” as textbooks and popularizations commonly proclaim, we might assume he engineered the rebellion that…
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Dr. Joseph Warren’s Informant
byWith April 19 nearing, marking the anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War (the official regional holiday of Patriot’s Day in New…
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10 Fateful Hits and Misses
byMilitary leaders since Alexander the Great have often preferred to command their battle formations from the most forward ranks. “Leading from the front,” as…
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Dimming Spotlight: 5 Tracks to Historical Obscurity
byIn recent years, Dr. Joseph Warren has earned more of the spotlight in the American Revolution’s cast of characters with some portraying him as…
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Valentine to Miss Mercy Scollay
byWhen researching the biography of Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, I had the unexpected pleasure of becoming acquainted with his fiancée Miss Mercy…